ALTERNATE picking lesson and exercises – part 3 – 14:06 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie follows up with part 3 of Alternate picking techniques and practice exercises. Here you will learn some great warm up exercises as well as some killer practice exercises. Also learn how to practice this technique with a metronome. All great content to get your alternate picking to the next level – enjoy! 

Shred RIGHT HAND TAPPING techniques and licks – 7:21 min

In this killer lesson Dave Nassie takes you through a boatload of cool right hand tapped licks and techniques. Learn all about linear movements and tapping in each direction on the neck. Many of these licks will be on one string and then move them around adding hammer ons and pull offs – rock on!

Combine Alternate picking techniques with hammers and pulls – 7:53 min

In this lesson Dave nassie gets into teaching the technique of alternate picking. He goes over the technique and also some cool exercises and scales so you can practice this technique the proper way. Remember that to get up to his amazing speed you have to start off very slow and ensure you are playing all notes cleanly. Then you can bump the speed up over time. Never sacrifice clean playing for speed – but the speed will come in time so be patient and add these exercises to your practice routine every day!

Lead guitar lesson in the style of Kirk Hammett – 6:16 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie teaches some cool techniques and licks in the style of Kirk Hammitt. Here you will learn some killer licks using hammer-ons and pull-offs and also some picking motions to make these licks more flowing. use this lick as a jump off point and once you get it down move this lick around with all different scales and in different keys and positions. Its a fun one!

Diminished Arpeggio fretboard mapping and new ways to use the diminished – 9:51 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie maps out the diminished arpeggio all over the fretboard and teaches some new things to get outside the norm when dealing with diminished arpeggios. Dave talks about using these arpeggio with sweep picking techniques as well as he discusses when to use the arpeggios in a rock/metal context. Dave also goes over tips for sweeping these arpeggios as well as the picking motion and techniques needed to get proficient at these arpeggios. Start off slow and work up the speed over time. 

Diminished lead lines alternate picking string skipping runs & exercises – 8:24 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie teaches some killer diminished three note per string alternate picking licks. These licks will blow your mind as they will also work the stretch on your fret hand. Dave also gives plenty of tips to help get comfortable with the large stretch needed to play these lines cleanly and comfortably. Check out the pull-off stretching exercise Dave demonstrates to get you warmed up to the diminished licks. Have fun and keep rocking!

Learn techniques of ALTERNATE PICKING techniques part 2 – 9:40 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie continues with teaching the techniques of Alternate Picking. This is the 2nd part of the alternate picking lesson where you work the strings in number groupings across a given scale. Learn the techniques as well as exercises that will really get your alternate picking working at the highest level. 

Learn FAST Alternate picking techniques and exercises part 1 – 12:40 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie goes over some killer alternate picking exercises and techniques for use in the modern metal style of play. YOu get exercises isolating groups of strings and Dave goes over all the techniques up closes and at slow and fast speeds. STart off slow and really work on note clarity and accuracy at first – speed wil lcome for sure. Add these to your every day practice routine and you will see big improvements in your picking fast! 

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